The number of deaths in China from the novel coronavirus has risen to 2,442 on the mainland, with 648 newly confirmed infections nationwide, the country's health authorities said Sunday.
Among the 97 new deaths by the end of Saturday, 96 were recorded in Hubei Province, the epicenter of the public health crisis, and one in Guangdong Province, according to the National Health Commission.
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The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland have reached 76,936.
Saturday marked the fourth consecutive day that China's daily number of new infections remained under 1,000.
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